A flaw was found in the HOTP authentication mechanism of the keycloak-services component, which provides identity and access management services. The issue occurs because the system validates a one-time password and updates its internal counter in two separate steps without proper locking. An attacker with a users password could exploit this timing gap to use a single one-time code to log in multiple times simultaneously.

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Description A flaw was found in the HOTP authentication mechanism of the keycloak-services component, which provides identity and access management services. The issue occurs because the system validates a one-time password and updates its internal counter in two separate steps without proper locking. An attacker with a users password could exploit this timing gap to use a single one-time code to log in multiple times simultaneously.
Title Keycloak-services: keycloak-services: hotp race condition allows single otp code reuse across concurrent logins
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat build Keycloak
Redhat red Hat Single Sign On
Weaknesses CWE-362
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:build_keycloak:
cpe:/a:redhat:red_hat_single_sign_on:7
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat build Keycloak
Redhat red Hat Single Sign On
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-29T06:22:11.871Z

Reserved: 2026-10-27T14:17:43.932Z

Link: CVE-2026-118030

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Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-29T07:16:44.990

Modified: 2026-10-29T07:16:45.103

Link: CVE-2026-118030

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-10-26T13:54:35Z

Links: CVE-2026-118030 - Bugzilla

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Updated: 2026-10-29T08:00:17Z

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